2006-10-06 03:45:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Use the Socratic method. Ask them questions that lead them to discover the theme.
The theme most certainly can, and should, be taught. It's ficticious nonsense that all interpretations are up to the reader.
2006-10-06 07:24:58 · answer #1 · answered by Iridium190 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
One can help people understand what the word theme means; one should not try to teach people what the theme is of a particular piece. That should be up to the reader to discover. Then, you discuss it with other people who have read the book and learn from discussing various perspectives of what the theme is.
2006-10-06 11:15:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
IMHO, being able to pick out and learn a theme comes naturally from reading good quality books and literature regularly. We have a literature based home education, I do not teach my children from their literature, the literature "teaches" them.
2006-10-06 10:54:34 · answer #3 · answered by FreeThinker 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can't teach it.........
they read it and interpret it themselves......
you can summarize it to get their brain juices flowing in the right direction........
That's how we learn and seeing the different interpretations after a book is read.
And you can give what your idea of the theme is......
2006-10-06 11:20:43 · answer #4 · answered by Joogie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Please, PLEASE don't try to teach the theme of a novel. They can figure it out on their own. Like they're supposed to.
2006-10-06 11:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋